Open AccessHigh‐performance bandpass filter using HTCC stepped‐impedance resonators
Author(s) -
Zhu YanYuan,
Yang YongJie,
Chen JianXin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2017.0422
Subject(s) - passband , band pass filter , resonator , stripline , insertion loss , materials science , filter (signal processing) , electronic engineering , electrical impedance , acoustics , optoelectronics , physics , engineering , electrical engineering
Here, a novel rectangular bar stripline stepped‐impedance resonator (SIR) using the multilayer high‐temperature co‐fired ceramic (HTCC) technology is constructed for designing a high‐performance bandpass filter (BPF) with enhanced design flexibility. The properties of the HTCC SIR are investigated, so that its quality factor ( Q u ) can be improved. In the design process of comb‐stripline filter, two transmission zeros (TZs) on both sides of the passband can be synthesised using the equivalent model for enhancing the passband selectivity. Thus, the resultant filter produced by the high dielectric constant material has several advantages, such as low passband loss, high selectivity, and compact size, which are verified by the simulation and measurement. In the demonstration of the fourth‐order BPF centred at 2.25 GHz, two TZs are located at 2.05 and 2.54 GHz, showcasing a sharp roll‐off. The insertion loss is <1.8 dB in the passband. The BPF has a smaller size, when compared with the counterparts using other technologies. The occupied area of the BPF is 4.84 × 6.96 mm 2 .